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Nov 10, 2009 2:54 pm US/Central

Funeral Set For Minn. Soldier Killed At Fort Hood

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) ― Funeral arrangements are being planned for a Minnesota soldier who was killed at Fort Hood last week.

Pfc. Kham Xiong of St. Paul was among the 13 people who died in the shooting spree at the Army base in Texas. Another 29 people were wounded.

Yee Vang, a manager at Legacy Funeral Home in St. Paul, says a traditional three-day Hmong funeral for Xiong will begin at 9 a.m. on Sat., Nov. 28, at Legacy's Maplewood chapel.

It will run through Monday afternoon, Nov. 30. Xiong will then be buried with military honors at Fort Snelling National Cemetery. The time hasn't been determined.

Xiong was 23 years old, married, with three young children. He had been preparing to deploy to Afghanistan.

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President Barack Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, Sen. Amy Klobuchar and Rep. Betty McCollum attend a ceremony to honor the Fort Hood victims Tuesday afternoon.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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